Florida Attorney General


The Florida attorney general is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.
The office is one of Florida's three elected state cabinet posts, along with the chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner. The current attorney general is Republican Ashley Moody, who took office on January 8, 2019.

Election and terms of office

As with other elected statewide offices in Florida, the attorney general is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
The attorney general appoints the Florida solicitor general who serves at his or her pleasure. The current solicitor is Amit Agarwal.
The attorney general is second in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Florida.

Removal from office

The Florida attorney general can be impeached for committing a "misdemeanor in office" by the State House of Representatives, and then convicted and thereby removed from office by a two-thirds vote of the State Senate.

List of Florida attorneys general

Living former Florida attorneys general

As of, there are six living former Florida attorneys general, the oldest being James C. Smith. The most recent attorney general to die was Robert L. Shevin on July 11, 2005.
NameTerm of officeDate of birth
James C. Smith1979–1987
Bob Butterworth1987–2002
Richard E. Doran2002–2003
Charlie Crist2003–2007
Bill McCollum2007–2011
Pam Bondi2011–2019